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Brian Kerns spent his whole adult life in the military. Brian was sent to almost every trouble spot there was to represent our country for 20 years. When he retired from active duty he took a role leading the ROTC program at ODU. Brian was looking forward to a great life in Virginia Beach.
Brain and Lisa did not want to have children while Brain was on active duty so they waited until Brian could be home. Ethan Joseph Kerns was born on 05/09/11. He is a wonderful and inquisitive young boy. Brian loved being a father and was very much looking forward to his new role.
As the saying goes if you want to make God laugh just tell her your plans. While running with his cadets one morning Brian collapsed. He never regained consciousness. It was a tragic event for his wife, family and friends. But no one will suffer a greater loss than Ethan. He will not get to experience the incredible love that a Father bestows upon his son. He will not know the blessing of having a strong and honorable man as a father.
This fund is a small way to at least try and give something back to Ethan in Brian's name. I plan to hand Ethan a check when he turns 18 and tell him how great a man his father was to all of us. I will help Ethan to make good use of the money as a way to help make his life a little better.
The fund will be managed by Troy Toner who is a friend and trusted financial expert. With Troy’s expertise and your generosity I hope we can provide Ethan one happy day to make up for so many that he has lost.
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